The National Policy for the Enhancement of Almajiri Education seeks to address decades of exclusion, weak regulation, child begging, and poor learning conditions affecting Almajiri learners—many of whom fall within Nigeria’s basic education age group. Operating largely outside formal education structures, the system has faced inadequate infrastructure, inconsistent curricula, limited oversight, and heightened vulnerability for girls.
The policy introduces a structured reform agenda centred on four core actions: establishing minimum standards for learning centres, integrating literacy and skills-based education alongside Qur’anic instruction, strengthening governance and monitoring through the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSCE), and enforcing child protection safeguards to eliminate begging and abuse.
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